Starting in central Hillsboro, the Council Creek Regional Trail will extend 15 miles through Washington County, Cornelius and Forest Grove to the junction of the Banks to Vernonia Trail in Banks – and provide a connection to Stub Stuart State Park. This trail provides easy access to local trails, the MAX Blue Line and Highway 26, making it a key corridor for alternative transportation.

Starting in central Hillsboro, the Council Creek Regional Trail will extend 15 miles through Washington County, Cornelius and Forest Grove to the junction of the Banks to Vernonia Trail in Banks – and provide a connection to Stub Stuart State Park. This trail provides easy access to local trails, the MAX Blue Line and Highway 26, making it a key corridor for alternative transportation.

Starting in central Hillsboro, the Council Creek Regional Trail will extend 15 miles through Washington County, Cornelius and Forest Grove to the junction of the Banks to Vernonia Trail in Banks – and provide a connection to Stub Stuart State Park. This trail provides easy access to local trails, the MAX Blue Line and Highway 26, making it a key corridor for alternative transportation.

The vision to connect the end of the TriMet MAX line in Hillsboro to the Banks-Vernonia State Trail and communities in Cornelius and Forest Grove has been a part of city and regional plans for many years.

With a regional flexible fund grant from Metro, project partners have completed a master plan, moving the vision one step closer to reality. The master plan identifies the preferred routes for the trail, provides information on trail types and treatments, implementation, a phasing plan and funding opportunities. Partner agencies are currently reviewing the plan and will adopt the master plan and update local plans in fall 2015.

Project partners

Washington CountyCity of HillsboroCity of Forest GroveCity of CorneliusCity of BanksOregon Department of TransportationMetro

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